Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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In addition to the threats to large warships presented by anti-ship cruise
missiles, there's another threat - a land-launched ballistic missile that
converts to a cruise missile but delivers a much bigger wallop.

A hit from a "smart" ballistic missile would destroy an aircraft carrier.

Which sort of makes these "capital" ships...obsolete.


No it doesn't. It simply presents a requirement to develop more advanced
defensive systems. Technology and jobs man, technology and jobs.

A modern aircraft carrier is an amazingly efficient resource to have. A
portable military base.

Eisboch



Until it is blown out of the water.



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"In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations."
John McCain, news conference, 13 August 2008, forgetting somehow that
the United States invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003. Another McCain
senior moment?